Steamed Whole Fish

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    3–4

    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
Chinese Heritage Cooking

By Christopher Tan and Amy Van

Published 2018

  • About

The success of this dish depends on using supremely fresh fish and having precise timing. Diners should be seated and waiting for the fish as it steams, as once done, the fish will wait for no one. Every element is designed to precisely enhance the taste of the fish in some way—the high heat cooks the flesh quickly, preserving its freshness, the acidity of the spring onion (scallion) and ginger balance the richness of the oils in the fish fat and the final drizzle of sauce over the cooked f